The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-04-27

ond reading in the Senate yesterday,
without any apparent opposition. 1t
will come up for final passage to-day
or tomorrow, and after some fighting,
will most likely pass. That impress
ion seems to prevail, at least.
The State Normal School at Clar.
ion opened for the first term-the
Spring term-with fattering pros.
poets. Over one hundred and fifty
pupils we're enrolled on the first day.
Others who had rooms engaged were
not present on that day to be enrolled
DR.. Siggins has moved into Chas
Bonuer's house. Mr. B. has shipped
his goods and will soon take up his
abode in Chicago. And then Tio.
nesta will lose one of its very best
families and Chicago will be the gain.
er. May health and prosperity abide
with them always.
The Portland Lumber Co., will
peel 1000 cords Of bark this season,
which will require the cutting Of more
hemlock than was done last season.
A contract was let to George Kreig to
peel 1000 cords on the head of Wolf
Run, and several smaller contracts. -
Ridgtoay Advocate.
Owing to the reunion of the sur.
vivors of the Sixth Army Corps, on
the battle field of Spottsylvania on
May 18th, for the dedication of a
monument to the gallant Commander,
General Sedgwick, the Regimeutal re-
union of the 49th Regiment, Pa. Vols,
which was to have been held at Belle.
fnnte, Pa, on May 18th, has been post.
poned until next November.
Il. r. Freeman, of Warren was
in town on business Thursday last.
Messrs Freeman and Watson of War.
ren, have completed the stripping of
the pine from their timber lot on
Queen, in Hickory township. Mr..
George Watson of this place has had
the contract from these parties of
manufacturing and hauling this lum.
Der. The whole amount cut aggre.
egates 100000 board measure.
Billy Blum the blacksmith has
been poking fun at the members of the
German class. Billy ought not to dis.
courage the boys with such long hard
sentences just yet. Just wait till they
have learned the declension of a few
more nouns and the coDjugation of a
few more verbs aud chewed little
more gum, William, then read up
your kalendar and the boys will match
linguistic pennies with you,-so there.
David L. King. whose trial for
the murder of j. c. Davis, at St. Pet.
ersburg, March 9th last, came off 10
Clarion, and ended 10 a verdict yes.
terday morning of murder in the first
degree. The verdict causes some ex.
pressions of surprise, it being gener-
ally thought that it would be "man.
slaughter" King will be brought in.
to court next Saturday to receive his
sentence. And of course his counsel
will ask for new trial.
One of our exchanges in speak.
ing of the King murder trial in Clar-
ion last week says: "KiDg was attired
in a neat fitting brown suit, which
made him look quite handsome, and
to say the least was greatly admired
by some of the ladies present" No,
no, journalistic brother, that is surely
a mistake, Instead of "ladies" you
should have written females" La.
dies do not admire such characters as
King, no matter how he may be
dressed.
Rev. L. L. Luse, q former Erie
county clergyman, who was recently
taken to Nebraska to answer a charge
of perjury, has been acquitted, the
jury returning verdict in twenty min
utes after hearing the evidence. II
was developed in the trial that Luse
was being prosecuted in revenge by
a man whom he had jailed at one
time for some offense. He will re.
turn to Erie county and resume his
charge as one of the ministers Of the
NJ. E. Conference. - Clarion Rep Ga.
zette.
Long John" Wentworth, of Chi
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